Tuesday, March 29, 2011

How lucky am I! Oh, how I was wishing for an extension table to go with my new Husqvarna Sapphire 835. It would make FMQ and appliqué so much easier to do. So I showed my DHH (dear handyman husband) the catalogue with the $120.00 extension table that goes with my machine and he said….”I can make that!”

And poof! This is what appeared….

Wishes do come true!

Having my table made it so much easier to whip up this nursery rhyme panel that I needed for a quick baby gift this week. The new mom is an avid collector of vintage children’s books, so I think she will love this.

Thursday, March 17, 2011

For a chance to win some of these amazing buttons you better go visit Barb at Bejeweled Quilts by Barb. There’s going to be ten lucky winners!

These buttons are all beautifully handcrafted by Incomparable Buttons in South Africa giving local women economic empowerment. Please go to their website and also check out their blog ButtonMad. The buttons are fabulous and fun.

Sunday, March 13, 2011

It’s time to take the free motion quilting plunge! So I grabbed some stash and made myself a table topper to practice on. First I stitched in the ditch all the straight lines. In the centre block I outlined the centres and the petals of the flowers. You can see I couldn’t wait to try a bit of stippling in some hearts.

That’s my progress so far – this is going to be fun!

Finished this topper to grace my Mother’s table. The original pattern is from the book On the Run by Heather Mulder Peterson. I used the basic pattern shape but have adapted it to use fabrics from my stash.

Had a lovely surprise package in the mail this week. I won this from the Prairie Flower Farm blog. Enough sweet recipes to keep me exercising, some recipe cards and an adorable fabric covered notebook. Thanks very very much, dear Linda.

Well, if I’m going to get any practice done today I better get back to my machine. Thanks so much for stopping by,